Garment cover



K. P. HERZ GARMENT COVER May 15, 1962 Filed Aug. 2, 1960 INVENTOR 1202219275,

ATTORNEY GARMENT CGVER Kurt P. Her-z, Long Island City, N.Y., assignorto Herz Specialty Products, Ind, Long Island City, N.Y., a corporationof New York Filed Aug. 2, 1968, Ser. No. 47,055 Claims. (Cl. 159-52)This invention is a garment cover adapted particularly for theaccommodation and protection of garments either in housing or travellingoperations.

In travelling it is customary to enclose garments such as suits, coats,dresses, etc. in a garment bag or container for the protection of thegarments against dust as Well as against wrinkling; these bags orcontainers usually comprising flexible rectangular sacks of properlength and breadth to accommodate a given number of articles to behoused upon coat or garment hangers arranged therein and havingsuspension hooks extending therefrom so that they may be hung orsuspended from hooks within the travelling vehicle, such as automobile,train, steamer or within the closet of housing accommodations. Thesecovers usually include an open side closed by a zipper fastenerextending either part way or thoughout the length of the container tofacilitate the application of garments upon their hangers to theinterior of the container or their removal therefrom; when closedserving to seal the hanger against the ingress of dirt or dust. Ininstances where a number of garments are confined upon their hangerswithin the currently used containers, it is sometimes desired to removeone or more of the garments without disturbing those remaining, and insuch instances where the desired garment is not the one disposed next tothe zipper opening, it becomes necessary to remove those garments withtheir hangers which interfere with the removal of the desired garment.This practice is troublesome and timeconsuming and frequently results inwrinkling or creasing of the clothing, often requiring objectionablepressing operations.

The primary obiect of the present invention is to provide a garmentcontainer or bag of the general type to which reference is made, but soconstructed and arranged as to enable a user to remove a desiredgarment, regardless of the position it may assume in the container,without disturbance of the others, meanwhile maintaining all othergarments properly suspended within the container and obviating theobjections heretofore mentioned.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment container orcover of the kind or character generally stated which brings aboutcomplete sealing of the cover when in closed position, at the same timeproviding openings through which the hooked end of the contained garmenthangers may project for proper suspension and support of the containerand its contents.

With the fore oing objects in view, together with others which willappear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, all as will bedescribed more fully hereinafter, illustrated in the drawings, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a garment cover constructed inaccordance with the invention,

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view taken through thebottom of the cover transversely thereof,

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the top of a garmentcontainer embodying a modification of the inventive idea, and

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the device illustrated in FIG. 3.

The garment cover of my invention comprises a con- 3,034,552 PatentedMay 15, 1962 ice tainer formed of flexible material, such as cloth,rubber, leather, plastic or other material of a length sufficient toproperly accommodate suits, coats, capes, dresses and other wearingapparel upon coat or garment hangers whose hooked ends 5 extend throughthe upper end of the container to afford means whereby the hangers andclothing enveloped by the container may be suspended. This cover in thepresent instance comprises a substantially rectangular container havingfront and rear sides represented at 6 and 7 respectively; a bottom 8connecting the lower ends of the sides and a top 9 connecting its upperends. The depth or thickness of the container may vary, but in thepresent instance is illustrated as relatively thin for the accommodationof possibly five or six separate hangers for the support of thegarments.

The side panels 6 and 7 have their inner edges disposed in thelongitudinal center of the sides and are connected by zippers 1t and 11;the zippers extending from the top to the bottom of each side asillustrated. The inner edges of the top sections 9 terminate in thelongitudinal axis of the container to provide a gap, when the zippersare in closed position, through which the hanger hooks 5 of thecontained hangers may extend.

The bag constructed as described provides means at both sides thereofwhereby access may be had to the interior of the container from eitherside. By the provision of zippers in both sides of the bag, it isapparent that the user may have access to either side, which greatlyfacilitates the removal of a desired garment without disturbing othergarments contained within the cover. Itis observed that the bottom ofthe container 3 is continuous whereby a proper seal is maintained, andthe gap at the inner ends of the top sections 9, when the bag is closed,is sufficient only to permit the relatively small book members 5 toproject therethrough for suspension purposes; an eifective seal thusbeing maintained at the top of the container.

in FIGS. 3 and 4 of the drawing there is illustrated a slightmodification of the invention wherein the inner edges of the topsections 9 of the container are provided-with flexible locking tabs 12.These tabs may be formed of the material of which the garment containeris made or may be separate layers of material, as here illustrated,stitched or otherwise rigidly secured to the top sections. The tabs 12are each provided at their outer ends with socket members 13 forengagement with studs 24 on the opposite top section 9. It will beobserved that the tabs 12 have their outer edges 15 terminating inwardlyof the sides of the container to provide spaces or gaps 16 through whichgarment hanger hooks may be extended. Likewise, the adjacent edges ofthe oppositely directed locking tabs 12 are spaced from one another toprovide between them a narrow gap 1 7 substantially midway the width ofthe container and through which other hanger hooks may be projected. Bythis construction it is apparent that with the hooks projected throughthe gap portions thus provided and with the stud and sockets of the snapfasteners rigidly secured, complete sealing of the upper end of thecontainer is assured.

From the foregoing, it is apparent that the container will adequatelyaccommodate a desired number of hangers with garments arranged thereonin proper position for travel, moving about or storage without danger ofunnecessary wrinkling or creasing of the garments, and that they will bemaintained against the ingress of dust or dirt so long as the zippersremain closed. In either form of the invention here disclosed, accessmay be had to the container from either side thereof for the purpose ofremoving a desired garment without disturbance of other garments thereincontained. The development disclosed in FIGS. 3 and 4 of the drawingbrings about a complete sealing of the upper end or top of thecontainer, yet the structure is such that the tabs may be quickly andeasily a a r 3,034,552

unlocked'when access to the interior of the container becomes necessary.

I claim:

1. A cover to receive hooks of garment hangers, comprising a containerformed of flexible material having sides, ends, a bottom and a top, thesaid sides and top comprising sections having their inner ends meetingsubstantially midway the longitudinal center of the container andterminating at the top'and bottom respectively thereof, and zipperfasteners connecting said adjacent side ends extending throughout thelength thereof and operating independently of one another in aflordingaccess to said container, the adjacent edges of said top sectionsproviding between them a gap through which garment hanger hooks mayextend.

2. A garment cover comprising a container formed of flexible materialhaving sides, ends, a bottom and a top, the said sides having theirinner ends meeting substantially midway the longitudinal center of saidcontainer, the said top comprising sections having their inner endsterminating in the longitudinal center of said container, zipperfasteners connecting the said adjacent side ends and extendingthroughout the length thereof, locking tabs secured at their inner endsto the meeting edges of said top sections, and securing members on saidtop sections to be engaged by said tabs.

3. A garment cover comprising a container formed of flexible materialhaving sides, ends, a bottom and a top, the said sides comprisingsections having their inner ends meeting substantially midway thelongitudinal center of r the container, the said top comprising sectionshaving their inner ends terminating in the longitudinal center of saidcontainer, zipper fasteners connecting the said adjacent side ends andextending throughout the length thereof,

4' V locking tabs secured at their inner ends in spaced relationship toone another and projecting beyond said ends, and cooperating lockingmembers on said tabs and said top sections to hold the same together. 7

4. A garment cover comprising a container formed of flexible materialhaving sides, ends, a bottom and a top, the said sides comprisingsections having their inner ends meeting in the longitudinal center ofsaid container, the said top comprising sections having their inner endsterminating in the longitudinal center of said container, zipperfasteners connecting the said adjacent side ends and extendingthroughout the length thereof, locking tabs secured at their inner endsin spaced relationship to one another and projecting beyond said ends,said tabs also spaced inwardly from the lateral edges of said topsections, and cooperating locking members on said tabs and said topsections to hold the same together.

5. A cover to receive garment hangers, comprising a container havingside sections, a continuous bottom and a top, said side sections and tophaving edges meeting in 'the longitudinal axis of said container withthe side section edges extending throughout the entire depth of saidcontainer, zipper fasteners secured to the meeting edges of said sidesand extending throughout the length of said edges, the meeting edges ofsaid top affording between them an opening in the longitudinal axis ofsaid container and transversely thereof through which garment hangerhooks may extend,

References Cited in the file of this patent, UNITED STATES PATENTS2,324,072 Frost July 13,1943 2,531,302 Schwennicke Nov. 21, 19502,648,412 Meyers Aug. 11, 1953

